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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1906
Page
4
An old time ad mixes produce offerings and household goods from L. L. Alling Mercantile Co, promising fresh peaches and cucumbers, rugs, silverware, curtains, watches, suits, and more. Also notes “Nothing but first class horses” at W J Francisco & Sons barn and rubber tired rigs with prompt telephone orders. A stray line mentions Hungarian Patrot flour at a Masters grocery.
Feito announces fresh stock of electric fans with latest tests and bargains on 12 4och desk or bracket fans for home use. He advertises electrical wiring work and urges customers to visit before wiring. Also lists contact numbers and local services.
The Lawrence city clerk announces bids due about 5 PM in August for macadamizing Indiana Street from Elliott to Meaed Street in West Lawrence. Project includes 2400 yards, 3 inch depth, with $150 certified check required. City reserves right to reject any bid.
A Sleeper train with modern conveniences arrived here as part of a special service to Denver yesterday afternoon. The Elka special, mostly consisting of sleepers, was well loaded though exact headcount here was uncertain. Many locals joined the trip for cheap rates and a chance to enjoy Colorado. The trip included a prior gathering Saturday night and some departures from town, with crowds optimistic about the excursion. Local boosters promote low rates, long loan terms, and warm welcomes for visitors heading to Denver.
A contrast is drawn between unreliable old chests and steel lined vaults, claiming it costs no more to keep money in the bank’s vaults. The piece emphasizes safety and rejects old practices as unsafe or dusty.
Legislation from the July city council meeting orders graded paving on Quincy Street between Delaware and Oregon streets in Lawrence. The plan calls for two brick courses with foundations, curb of limestone or concrete, road thirty feet wide, and payments financed in installments. Also covered are jail break news and community notices about local residents and advertisements.
A general rain refreshed fields yesterday easing fears of drought. Farmers report crops advancing with wheat and corn prospects strong, fruit abundant, and overall good conditions. Lawrence lodge Elks greeted the Elk excursion at the depot adding peaches to the commissary.
A man attempted to steal liquor by reach through a jail grate and breaking a bottle neck, pouring liquor out as he quenched his thirst. The note mentions a shipment of Edison phonograph records and a promotional query about olive oil from Straffons Drug Store. The Journal job department is highlighted for improved work.
A jumble of real estate transfers, minor ads, jokes, and a coroner inquiry note. Transactions include Wm T. Sinclair trustee and Lawrence to Bessie Kenney for 3300 and others. Also a Plymouth steamer wreck inquiry in Salisbury with the railway accepting responsibility.
In Topeka the Syracuse warden, speaking for several salt buyers in western Kansas, notes Hutchinson malt mine quotations since July freight cuts reduced costs only by 1 cent. Separately, Major Dreyfus is assigned to the Twelfth regiment of artillery at Vincennes for state functions in the capital. Oyster Bay reports Guatemala Salvador talks at hand with Sagamore Hill officials as Honduras may join later.
A collage of humorous vignettes and dialogue portrays a Harvard man’s refined table manner, a candid discussion at a girls’ gathering, a chaotic fiance's scheme, and a missionary tale from central Pennsylvania. The pieces mix social faux pas, romance, and clever regional humor with playful language.
A robber broke in through a window at about 1 30 and stole 25 from the Sunday school funds kept by treasurer I F Eberhardt while the Eberhardt family slept at home. No suspect or trace was found, and the thief appeared to know the money’s location.
Report warns vacant lots in the city overgrown with weeds pose health and sanitary risks. Citations say property owners must cut weeds under a city ordinance, with the city addressing street-clearance. Ends with a sales plug for Wolf's copyright books offer.
Market notes show cattle receipts at Kansas City with 11 000 native steers 64 000 cows and heifers 92 685 breakers and feeders 2 000 bulls 22000 calved 82 heavy receipts and packers data. Chicago July 1 oats wheat corn hay and hay prices listed with July and September contracts and steady bids for white and mixed oats.
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